What is this??? In my email

**ezmoney163** · 01-26-2004, 04:49 PM

I am scared to open either of these. SO I need someone to tell me what these messages mean before I open them ..........

[email protected] (from this addy) Subject HI
The message cannot be represented in 7-bit ASCII encoding and has been sent as a binary attachment.

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[email protected] (from this addy) subject HI

The message contains Unicode characters and has been sent as a binary attachment

They both have the little paper clips on them.

Please help me, I donno what this means. Should I just delete them??
PLMK ASAP
TIA

**Advertisement** · 01-26-2004 04:49 PM

**janelle** · 01-26-2004, 04:52 PM

Do you know the sender? When in doubt delete. If it's important they can always resend.

**Technologist** · 01-26-2004, 04:55 PM

Virus, do NOT open attachment!!!

http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/defau...virus_k=100983

**ezmoney163** · 01-26-2004, 04:55 PM

No I do not know either of them and I have not signed up for anything.

**Technologist** · 01-26-2004, 04:57 PM

I meant to say that the first one is a known virus.... It started spreading today....

Name: W32/Mydoom@MM
Risk Assessment
- Home Users: High-Outbreak
- Corporate Users: High-Outbreak
Date Discovered: 1/26/2004
Date Added: 1/26/2004
Origin: Unknown
Length: 22,528 bytes
Type: Virus
SubType: E-mail
DAT Required: 4319

Any emails you get, from either system admins, or saying that YOUR email bounced (and you didn't send an email) is a spoofed email, with a virus (in this case the attachement is the virus (approximately 22.5K in size).

**ezmoney163** · 01-26-2004, 05:03 PM

Thank you very very much!! Now just by deleting them am I ok??? Or do I need to di more than that?? PLMK
Where can I get a second virus scan, I am scanning with my MC Afee right now!! TIA

**Technologist** · 01-26-2004, 05:08 PM

Go to McAfee.com and dload their latest update.

If you haven't opened them, then you SHOULD be okay.... But I would run a system scan to be sure....

I posted a thread here:

http://www.bigbigforums.com/showthre...hreadid=373917

I noticed this virus around 5:00 PM.... and the news is just starting to report it....

**ezmoney163** · 01-26-2004, 05:12 PM

Thanks!!

**nanajoanie** · 01-26-2004, 06:44 PM

I always delete if I don't know who it's from or a strange e-mail or ISP. I don't even open attachments except from my sister. Too many bad bugs out there. Going to check the latest virus now. Thanks "Tech".

**YankeeMary** · 01-27-2004, 02:13 AM

EZ I got the same email the subject stated SERVER REPORT...it looked boring so I deleted...thanks goodness.

**Lori63** · 01-27-2004, 04:02 AM

My sister changed her email addy and didn't tell me, so when I got an email from her new address that was unknown to me, I deleted it. I NEVER open anything that I don't know the sender.

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